Kidnapped #Jordan ambassador released in swap for jihadist
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/kidnapped-jordan-ambassador-released-swap-jihadist
Jordan’s ambassador to #Libya was freed and returned home on Tuesday, a month after being kidnapped, in an exchange for a jihadist jailed for plotting bomb attacks. A government minister told AFP that ambassador #Fawaz_Aitan had been released, with the announcement coming just days after Libya said it had ratified an extradition agreement with Jordan. A plane carrying Aitan touched down at Marka military airport in #Amman and was greeted by relatives and officials led by Prince Faisal bin Hussein, the brother of King Abdullah II, said state news agency Petra. read more